Cherry U-Pick....

We had fun picking some U-Pick Cherries.

At $1.00 per pound, it sure beats paying $3.99 a pound.

Plus it's a lot of fun filling a bucket.

Lots of flower photos, dogs, as well as summertime activities.

 

Scenes from this week.

 

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Bracelets...

A day spent crafting was well spent... I ended up with

several new bracelets.

My little Boxer dog makes a great model, don't you think?

 

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Dog sitting..

We have been without dogs for several years now.

Since Cookie and Pebbles passed away in 2009, we have not added anymore

pets to our family. In the summertime we dog sit "Georgie girl"

as well as we have had UBe for a couple of weeks.

Here in AZ we will have several days looking after our friends

pets while they are away for the day, or a weekend.

This is "Gracie", such a sweet golden.

We enjoyed having her with us on such a windy and wet day.

She felt right at home with us.

 

 

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Saying the final goodbye to the "Girls"

Last week we finally put our two old Dalmatians to rest. They had both passed away in 2009. We bought a beautiful "Toba" Hawthorne tree in their memory..as we poured their ashes into the hole, planted the tree and said goodbye, my heart was full of emotion, a sadness swept over me and my eyes filled with tears..Jim felt the same strong sense of loss as I did..they were such sweet old girls..Cookie was 15 1/2 and Pebbles was 13 1/2..- a long good life well lived.












Last Night
I stood by your bed last night, I came to have a peep.
I could see that you were crying, You found it hard to sleep.
I whined to you softly as you brushed away a tear,
"It's me, I haven't left you, I'm well, I'm fine, I'm here."
I was close to you at breakfast, I watched you pour the tea,
You were thinking of the many times, your hands reached down to me.
I was with you at the shops today, Your arms were getting sore.
I longed to take your parcels, I wish I could do more.
I was with you at my grave today, You tend it with such care.
I want to re-assure you, that I'm not lying there.
I walked with you towards the house, as you fumbled for your key.
I gently put my paw on you, I smiled and said " it's me."
You looked so very tired, and sank into a chair.
I tried so hard to let you know, that I was standing there.
It's possible for me, to be so near you everyday.
To say to you with certainty, "I never went away."
You sat there very quietly, then smiled, I think you knew...
In the stillness of that evening, I was very close to you.
The day is over... I smile and watch you yawning
and say "good-night, God bless, I'll see you in the morning."
And when the time is right for you to cross the brief divide,
I'll rush across to greet you and we'll stand, side by side.
I have so many things to show you, there is so much for you to see.
Be patient, live your journey out...then come home to be with me.
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